Welcome to the Hopeful Rhino Podcast, hosted by Cass and Rich Langton. This unique podcast explores the intersection of the Christian faith and creativity, and where the two collide in a complex yet beautiful way. Join Cass and Rich in engaging conversations with talented guests about creativity, process, faith, and worship. Gain insight into their inspirations, struggles, and successes, and be inspired to tap into your own creativity, explore your faith, and find new ways to worship. Whethe ...
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Rich Stein, a long time standup comic, took a few years off the road to teach high school, get married, and have a kid. Now, retired from teaching, he is back on stages and reconnecting with old friends and trying to Catch up with Comedians. Plenty of funny stories, anecdotes and tributes to the greats both famous and infamous!
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Scott Shimamoto joins host Rich Stein
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Scott Shimamoto the oldest of three boys was raised in the San Gabriel Valley and unlike many comedians he was a happy, energetic and industrious kid. Always a funny kid he did what he could as a smaller lad to keep his classmates and friends laughing as opposed to giving beat downs. His natural friendliness was his best anti-fight kryptonite as he…
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comic Mark Cordes joins host Rich Stein
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Mark Cordes originally, from the midwest, had made a good living in real estate with Coldwell Banker and one night he took the dare to go up at a comedy open mic night. He caught the bug immediately and within a short time he let his realtor license lapse and told his guys he was burning the boats and they replied that he could always come back if …
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Chris Lewis started out his show biz career as a child actor which he describes in the podcast. He was even a contestant on a famous kids show which is even more interesting given the career trajectory of the once popular host. Chris has been continuing to audition and act in commercials and indie films while also making a name for himself in the L…
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Frances DiLorinzo one of four siblings never fancied a comedy career but with encouragement from a professor at Saddleback College she found out she had a gift for public speaking and getting some laughs. She plowed through her Undergraduate degree thinking it was just a phase but the spark was re lit when she stopped by the Laff Stop comedy club o…
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Chance Langton talks MUSIC & Comedy with host Rich Stein
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Chance Langton had been writing and playing music since a young boy. Long before his comedy career, he was a working musician and his journey took him from Massachusetts to New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and many parts in between. His story is interesting, to say the least and Chance is such a great storyteller that I felt it very important that …
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Greg "Hilby" Hilbers a proud Oregonian and fan of comedy made his way to the Comedy Store in 1974, just two short years after it opened its doors on April 7, 1972. Although getting laughs and a strong response on his first stage performance, he headed back to Portland to develop more in his local scene but returned in 1976 to re establish his stand…
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Comedienne Julie Kidd joins host Rich Stein
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Julie Kidd raised three kids as a single mom, taught dance at night and started doing comedy once she re connected with her step sister Cindy Burns. They struggled for years but eventually helped form The Laff Pack and that led to co-founding The Funniest Housewives of Orange County. It took off pretty quickly and they were soon filling up large ve…
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Michael Jovanovski. aka JOVO joins host Rich Stein
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Please welcome JOVO to the podcast today. After working as a Set Designer/ Decorator and Lead dresser behind the camera for thirty years, Jovo threw caution to the wind and took the plunge into full time acting in 2020. The first time I met Jovo was on a movie set and I could instantly tell he had the chops of an actor and a funny one at that. The …
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Comic Willie Randolph joins host Rich Stein
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Willie Randolph was fresh out of the air force and looking to go pre-med when he strolled into the Claremont, Ca. Laff Stop one night. An Ohio native, his family had transplanted to San Bernadino, California and Willie had never planned to be a comic but his natural talents, charm and likability gained him quick amateur status and before long he be…
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Ron Coleman started his comedy career in southern California around 1989. He found success quickly and before long he was a sought after opening and feature act on the road. Once he started working he was picked up by The Improv, Catch a Rising Star and other chain clubs and he was working week long engagements. By the late nineties comedy had cool…
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I first met Sam Fedele in the early nineties. I had been working the stand up circuit for at least five years but he came in with nothing but pure energy and enthusiasm. As it turns out Sam had grown up in New Jersey and after serving his country as a marine, he had married young, and started his own blueprint business. He had grown dissatisfied wi…
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Chance Langton joins host Rich Stein
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Chance Langton was born and raised in Quincy Mass. Music and songwriting were his first loves and he had been writing songs and performing music as a pro when he was performing at The Troubadour in Los Angeles and one day happened to drive past the Comedy Store in the late seventies. Doing 6-7 minutes was like a walk in the park for Chance so when …
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Like most Artistic youngsters, Gene never understood why his teachers always said that, "You Can Only Do One Thing!" Gene loved Drawing, Acting and Music, so one day he wrote them all on a piece of paper and threw them into the air and when they landed they opened up the portal for ANIMATION. Gene had some great mentors early on and along the way h…
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Jaz Kaner was a guitar player working in clubs and bars in Hawaii and eventually even worked for Don Ho. After getting a few laughs while on stage he eventually moved to the San Francisco area to try out his musical variety / comedy act amongst the Robin Williams', Paula Poundstone's and other up and comers who made up that scene. Jaz worked for ma…
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Actor/ Comic Brad Slaight joins host Rich Stein
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Brad Slaight was raised in Cedar Springs just outside of Grand Rapids Michigan. After completing two years as a high school teacher and just shy of tenure, he was asked by his older brother to join him for a life changing trip to California. He thought about it for five minutes before saying YES! All these years later and Brad has carved out quite …
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Comedienne KAT SIMMONS joins host Rich Stein
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Kat Simmons is a 32 year veteran of the international comedy club circuit. She has appeared on numerous comedy shows on television such as Comedy Tonight and Candid Camera. Her clean and conversational style have made her a regular top draw on the corporate circuit both as a keynote speaker and a person who can connect with a specific group and get…
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Comedian Steve Mazan has fit a lot of living into his 25 year career. Hailing from The Hanover Park section of Chicago, and inspired by SNL, Richard Pryor and other greats he went after his dream to be a stand up comic. His career was moving along nicely when at age 34 he was given the scary diagnosis of stage four liver cancer. Being always the po…
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Keith Ross Nelson joins host Rich Stein for stories and laughs
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Comedian Keith Ross Nelson joins Rich to talk about his early years in track and field and trying out his comedy in college lecture classes. Keith discusses over thirty years of touring, including funny stories about legendary road warriors and his current work producing, acting and writing for series and comedy specials.…
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Slade Ham is here to discuss his comedy special that airs on YouTube on 4/2/24. We discuss his journey from South Texas to 44 USO Tours covering 60 countries and six continents. A powerful, high energy comic who wears many hats, also executive produced and filmed Andy Huggins comedy special currently streaming as well as appearing in Jordan Brady's…
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Tommy Moore returns to tell stories about Shecky Greene. We discuss Shecky's long career including Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, the mob and so much more. A must listen for any comedy fan!By richscomedy
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Philly Comedian Tommy Moore recalls his start in the business and regales us with great stories about working with legends Pat Cooper, Don Rickles and many more.By richscomedy
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Join Rich Langton for a quick update about the future of the Hillsong Creative Podcast. To subscribe to Cass and Rich Langton’s new creative newsletter & community, go to thehopefulrhino.com Music credit: Cozy Place by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.…
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165 Serve it Up ft Cass Langton [TN on Demand]
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Join Team Night on Demand with Cass Langton Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please go to hillsong.com/creative
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164 Loaves & fishes ft Dallas Jenkins (creator of The Chosen)
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The Chosen TV Series | App Store | Google Play Dallas Jenkins Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books…
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163 Celebrating half a billion Bibles in people's hands ft Bobby Gruenewald (founder of YouVersion)
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About YouVersion Bobby Gruenewald on Instagram Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative comm…
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The WCC21 Wrap-up ft Cass & Rich [MicroPod]
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We'd love to hear your WCC stories & testimonies, feel free share with us @hillsongwcc Download the brand new Artists Still Live Here (WCC Edition) magazine hillsong.com/creative Worship & Creative Conference available on demand till November 30th Use Promo Code: WCC21PODCAST wcc.hillsong.com
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10 Life Hacks to Get the Most out of WCC21 [MicroPod]
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Worship & Creative Conference Use Promo Code: WCC21PODCAST Login to the WCC Online Portal wcc.hillsong.com
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WCC21 Masterclass Sneak Peak ft Taya, Strand, Shek, Annie, Reid [MicroPod]
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Worship & Creative Conference Use Promo Code: WCC21PODCAST Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books of…
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A Sneak Peak of WCC21 ft Cass Langton [MicroPod]
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Worship & Creative Conference Use Promo Code: WCC21PODCAST Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books of…
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162 Building a Worship Culture ft Jad Gillies [Team Talks]
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Team Talks Discussion Guide Gratitude Faith Wonder Hunger & Devotion 1. Which one of these can I personally strengthen in this season? 2. In our worship team, which of these are a strength, and which ones can we focus on building? 3. What are some practical ways we can cultivate these in our worship team, in our church? 4. Who are some new people w…
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find out more about Worship & Creative Conference hillsong.com/wcc download Artists Still Live Here Magazine hil.so/aslh Christianity Today article Hope of the Ages - Hillsong Worship Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.cre…
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160 Artist + Producer + Songwriter = ?? (ft Elle Limebear & Charlotte Adelle)
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Elle Limebear Charlotte Adelle Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books of the Bible, on our "Praying …
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159 Worship, Disappointment, and Sacrifice ft Robert & Amanda Fergusson
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Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books of the Bible, on our "Pra…
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158 Art, Soap, and Freedom ft Cass & Rich Langton [MicroPod]
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Download ARTISTS STILL LIVE HERE Magazine http://hil.so/aslh Download John SOAP Study http://hil.so/johnsoap New Y&F EP https://yf.lnk.to/OHOAFWIBIB Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we explore the intersection of faith & creativity. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative! You can also join our join t…
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157 Teachable Moments & Leading with Humility [Team Talks]
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Team Talks Discussion Guide 1. What everyday opportunities can we take advantage of, to "be" the culture we want to see in our team? 2. Are we creating good forums for honest discussions with our team? Are we hearing people and lifting them higher? 3. What are some new ways we can communicate value to our team? Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mo…
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156 (un)Holy Interruptions ft Ben Fielding [TN on Demand]
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Join Team Night on Demand with Ben Fielding Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative community…
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155 A Conversation with Martin Smith [TN on Demand]
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Join Team Night on Demand with Martin Smith from Delirious Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative. You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray through different books of the Bible, on o…
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154 Worshipping When You're Not Winning ft Rich Langton [TN on Demand]
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Mark 6:14-29 Join Team Night on Demand with Rich Langton 1. If Jesus is our Messiah, then how should we respond? 2. What would it look like to actually live a set-apart life like John the Baptist? 3. What would it look like in 2021, to yield my desire to His desire? In EVERY area of my life 4. What kind of behaviour have I normalised, that I should…
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153 Debunking Myths about Excellence [Team Talks]
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Team Talks Discussion Guide 1. Personally, am I bringing excellence to my creative contribution, or am I coasting? 2. As a team, what are the outcomes we are trying to achieve, and which ones can we up our game in? 3. What’s 1 thing we can do differently this week to be more excellent towards the PEOPLE in our team. Please share your "Team Talks" s…
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152 Task vs People - striking a healthy balance [Team Talks]
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Team Talks Discussion Guide 1. Personally, where is my task vs people balance, and do I need to adjust anywhere? 2. Collectively as a team, where is our task vs people balance, and do we have weak spots where we can grow? 3. What are 2 practical changes we can make this month, to grow in our weak spots and strike a healthier balance? Join the Hills…
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151 The Worship Footing ft Jad Gillies [TN on Demand]
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Join Team Night on Demand with Jad Gillies Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative communit…
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150 A Gift, a Request, and Team Talks [MicroPod]
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DOWNLOAD Artists Still Live Here Magazine - Issue Two Please share your "Team Talks" suggestions with us here Book of Ephesians - Listen on YouVersion Join the Hillsong Creative team on Mondays, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in …
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149 Worship - A Not So Trivial Pursuit ft Cass Langton [TN on Demand]
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Join Team Night on Demand with Cass Langton Download Hillsong Creative's Worship Manifesto Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. …
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148 How supporting 50,000 churches started by meeting a local need ft Aaron Stewart (Planning Center)
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Aaron Stewart About Planning Center Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative community of Hi…
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147 How to scale an unsurmountable mountain ft William Adoasi (VitaeLondon)
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William Adoasi About Vitae London Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative community of Hill…
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146 Putting 100s of millions of Bibles in people's hands ft Bobby Gruenewald (founder of YouVersion)
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About YouVersion Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we…
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145 Our Favourite New Year's Resolutions for 2021
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Our Top 33 New Year's Resolutions! (Bet You Can't Pick Just One) 30 Day Shred Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also …
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Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join the creative community of Hillsong Church as we reflect and pray…
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Hillsong Creative’s Summer / Holiday Reading List The Greatest Gift (Ann Voskamp) The Radical Disciple (John R. W. Stott) The Rise of the Ultra Runners (Adharanand Finn) Finding Sanctuary (Christopher Jamison) 40 Days of Decrease (Alicia Britt Chole) Holy Roar (Chris Tomlin) The Worship Architect (Constance M. Cherry) Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker) …
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142 The Secret Life of Us ft Brooke Ligertwood
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Fruits of the Spirit teaching - Robert Fergusson Part 1 Part 2 Join the Hillsong Creative team every Monday, as we journey this season together. If you want to connect with us, please send us a DM on @hillsong.creative, and share what you're doing and creating in this season with the hashtag #creativeisolationchallenge. You can also join our join t…
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